Directions: Choose the word or phrase which is most closest in meaning to the underlined word in the given sentence.

As long as our political leaders emulate the virtues of great leaders of this country, we shall flourish.

To emulate means to imitate or mimic someone's behavior, actions, or qualities. In this context, if political leaders imitate the virtues of great leaders, the country will prosper. 'Rival' means to compete against, 'demonstrate' means to show, and 'pursue' means to chase - none capture the meaning of copying or following an example like 'imitate' does.